Bed



Feb. 1, 1938. R. L. MCLENDON 2,107,205

BED I Filed March 22, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 RLJl/cL-emzm INVENTOR ATTORNEY Feb. 1, 1938. R. L. MCLENDQN' 2,107,205

BED

Fiid March 22, 1957, 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 .McLe rulan INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 1, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE BED Randall L. McLendon, St. Simons Island, Ga.

Application March 22,

1 Claim.

This invention relates to beds and has for an object to provide a. double bed having novel mattress sections and respective spring sections for the mattress sections so that each companion 5 mattress and spring section will be free to move relatively to'the other companion mattress and spring section so that where one occupant is heavy and the other occupant is light in weight, the light person will have no tendency to roll toward the more deeply compressed mattress and spring section occupied by the heavy person.

A further object is to provide a bed of the type described having the mattress sections equipped with respective flaps on the inner side connected by a zipper, these flaps preventing up draft while at the same time flexibly, and pivotally connecting the mattress sections so that where one occupant retires early and the other occupant retires late, the latter will not disturb the former since the mattress and spring sections occupied by the early retiring person will not be deformed or jarred when the late retiring person gets into bed.

A further object is to provide a double bed serving the purpose of two single beds which will be formed of a few strong simple and durable parts, which will be inexpensive to manufacture, and which will not easily get out of order,

With the above and other objects in view the O invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a plan view of a bed constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary end view of the companion mattress sections and showing the draft preventing flaps.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view of the companion spring sections and showing the sliding antifriction connection between the inner sides of the sections.

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 1 and showing the mattress sections and spring sections in end elevation.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail crosssectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4 and showing the sliding connection between the inner sides of the spring sections.

Referring now to the drawings in which like 1937, Serial No. 132,422

characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views, a double bedstead of conventional form is shown comprising a head 10, foot ll, side rails l2, slats l3, and slat supports Hi, as best shown in Figures 1 and 4. 5

In carrying out the invention a pair of companion mattress sections iii are provided, and these mattress sections may be of the inner spring type or any other type. A pair of flaps l6 and I! are connected to the inner sides of the mattress sections, the flap ll being secured at its top longitudinal edge to the top longitudinal edge of one of the mattress sections and the flap l6 being secured at its bottom longitudinal edge to the bottom longitudinal edge of the companion mattress section 15. A conventional zipper l8 detachably secures the free edges of the flaps together. The flaps form a Web which flexibly and pivotally connects the mattress sections to gether and prevents up-draft between the mattress sections.

In further carrying out the invention a pair of companion spring sections are provided each including a top frame l9, a bottom frame 26, pairs of longitudinally extending slats 2| and 22, and helical springs 23 between the slats.

These companion spring sections are supported upon the slats E3 of the bed as best shown in Figure 4, and to slidably and vertically connect these spring sections together, a pair of vertically disposed guide bars 24 and 25 are fixed at their upper ends, as shown at 26 and 21 to the inner sides of the top rails IQ of both spring sections. 7 As best shown in Figure 5, the bar 25 is provided with a guide rib 28. The guide bar 24 is substantially U-shaped in cross section and houses superposed grooved guide rollers 29 which receive the guide rib 28 of the bar 25. The rollers and guide ribs form an anti-friction connection which permits the guide bars to slide relatively to each other when the springs 23 of the spring sections are compressed.

Each guide bar must also slide relatively to the bottom frame of its respective spring section when the springs 23 are deformed to reduce friction and prevent rattling. The bottom frame 20 of each spring section is equipped with a flanged guide roller 30 which engages the respective guide bar, as best shown in Figure 5.

In operation when a heavy person sleeps upon one mattress section and a light person upon the other mattress section the web formed by the flaps l6 and H permits relative movement of the mattress sections while the guide bars 24 and 25 permit relative movement of the spring sections.

will be fully understood without further explanation.

What is claimed is:

In a double bed spring of the type comprising two sections adjacent each other, each section 5 having a rigid top frame, rigid bottom frame and spring means therebetween; a pair of vertical parallel bars pivotally connected to the top frames, said bars being separated by anti-friction devices, and said bars in contact with guiding 16 means on the bottom frames.

RANDALL L. McLENDO 

